"Art is my vehicle through life; may we share the ride together." Ron Wickersham

Monday, December 15, 2014

A Fall Card Swap

I'm late at posting this swap that I hosted for my online group in November. The "rules" of the swap were to make a fall card inspired by the November 2014 Tim Holtz Tag.

This was the original tag created by Tim.

This was the card I created. I did not have his large leaf die but I had the Tattered Leaves set of three. Of course they wouldn't fit on a card front so I had to improvise. I ended up using two leaves (the negative of the die cut on corrugated cardboard) and then added the third leaf as an embellishment. I also don't have an of the Distress Stains yet so I improvised on that technique also by adding some reinker and water to a mini-mister. The "fall" title are some old stickers which I added to twill ribbon.

This was the card I received from Linda S (thanks!) which is a very close interpretation of the original tag. I love it!

About Me

I am a self-taught mixed media artist living in Ft. Worth,Texas. My husband and I have five grown children and four precious grand boys ages 3 and under. Two of our daughters are flight attendants for Southwest Airlines which enables us to travel frequently, most often to visit the little ones. I have always been crafty. About fifteen years ago I attended my first stamp convention and was hooked from then on. I started making cards and paper crafts which then evolved into creating with all kinds of media. My current passions are art journaling, bible journaling and mixed media projects. I love learning new techniques and using lots of "lotions and potions." I have been designing and teaching paper crafts and mixed media for nine years, the past five of which have been at The Little Blue House, a creative paper arts studio in Keller, TX. I created this blog to document and share my creative endeavors and hope visitors will enjoy sharing the journey with me. I would love for you to follow me and leave comments!